as in classic
constituting, serving as, or worthy of being a pattern to be imitated
a textbook example of a film that captures the feel of the novel on which it is based
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as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
one shelf in my bookcase is crammed full of my old college textbooks
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Recent Examples of textbook
Samuel Goldman, The Week, 22 Sep. 2021
The vegan ramen was originally developed for Afuri’s Portland, Ore., location with the goal of being a lighter, decidedly non-textbook option.
—Flora Tsapovsky, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Marco Bizzarri, Elisabetta Franchi chairman, investor Bizzarri led a textbook turnaround at Gucci, selecting Alessandro Michele as creative director in 2015.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
At the same time, solutions borrowed from textbook European nation-states are unlikely to serve us well.
—Samuel Goldman, The Week, 22 Sep. 2021
The vegan ramen was originally developed for Afuri’s Portland, Ore., location with the goal of being a lighter, decidedly non-textbook option.
—Flora Tsapovsky, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
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This finding, however, suggests the plumbing is messier than textbooks imply.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Marco Bizzarri, Elisabetta Franchi chairman, investor Bizzarri led a textbook turnaround at Gucci, selecting Alessandro Michele as creative director in 2015.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for textbook
Adjective
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The addition of classic solar notes like benzoin, vanilla orchid, and amber woods ensures the sugary sweetness never becomes too sweet or headache-inducing.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The brand is classic but never boring.—
Libby Page,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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In addition to documenting incidents, review company policies and refer to the employee handbook for anti-discrimination policies and complaint procedures.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The varsity players involved in the locker room incident were suspended from the team for violations of the school’s code of conduct handbook that each student-athlete must review and agree with before competing, the sources said.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The administration says Patel has been exemplary in his response.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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The robot showcased exemplary skills with the bat, whacking the ball precisely in a rally of over 100 shots with human-like agility.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Also consider quick text check-ins that still keep you present with the group.—
Brittany Vickers,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike the performance of the song in This is Spinal Tap, though, the Stonehenge monument is in full-scale this time, not the model-sized version mistakenly produced for the concert in the first film.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This is not the 21st-century China that the state is keen to project in films that play abroad — and these characters are not model 21st-century Chinese, either.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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For example, think of an FLM that serves as an electric lawnmower's user manual.—
Scott Zoldi,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Is this a trainwreck masquerading as an instruction manual for maintenance of a particularly dangerous train?—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The most definitive way of diagnosing MASH is via a liver biopsy.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The key factor here is whether the product meets our rigorous and definitive clean standard (detailed above) while offering exceptional and impressive results.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Textbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textbook. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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